This was not a madcap notion based on little or no evidence. Liverpool had finished second, only four points adrift of Manchester United, in the previous campaign. It was the season of Benitez's so-called 'facts' rant against Sir Alex Ferguson but also one where Liverpool had won 4-1 at Old Trafford and annihilated Real Madrid over two legs in the Champions League. I did cover myself with these words: "Hopes have never been higher that the title will be reclaimed after a 20-year barren spell - but was last season the great missed opportunity or the primer for the Premier League crown?"It was, emphatically, the latter but there was no going back as I finished confidently with the word "CHAMPIONS".
We see Reading building on their good form, especially with Forest going through a mixed run. They were beaten at Chelsea last weekend, while they have struggled in this fixture over the years. Reading have won their last four home league games against Nottingham Forest, a run stretching back to April 2016. In that run, Reading have scored twice in each. Across their last six clashes overall, Reading have scored 10 times.
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Los Palanganas have improved massively this season after suffering 13 league defeats in 2018/19, and that's largely attributed to a renewed confidence and greater consistency on the road, with six wins and two draws posted from their ten away matches so far.
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UEFA ruled on Friday that City had committed "serious breaches" of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and failed to cooperate with its investigation, handing them a European ban and a 30 million euro ($32. City, who have denied any wrongdoing, said they intended to appeal the decision to CAS and when they do they could ask for "provisional measures" which in effect would suspend the ban until a full hearing into the case is heard.
However, Mourinho is looking to the future and is hoping a low in the season could prove to be a turning point. I think probably it’s good [going out]. Difficult moments can prepare the future in a better way," he told BT Sport. Several players underperformed in the game in Leipzig but Mourinho refused to single out any individuals from his injury-hit squad.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has said offside may as well be scrapped entirely if Arsene Wenger's proposed changes are introduced. Wenger, now chief of global football development for Fifa, wants to alter marginal VAR offside decisions. The ex-Arsenal manager's idea is that "you will not be offside if any part of the body that can score a goal is in line with the last defender". The only rule that really works in VAR is the offside," said Hasenhuttl.
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Shearer: "He wasn't great at kicking, which is a huge part of the game now, but he worked hard and was a brilliant professional. David James James has saved more penalties (13) than any other keeper in Premier League historyPremier League appearances: 572Clean sheets: 169Shearer: "He made hundreds of appearances and had great longevity. To be around for that amount of time, you have to be a good goalkeeper.
Manchester derbies are always special games but you can't say it matters more [than Tottenham]. For the fans, of course, yes. Confidence is a strange thing in football; you can get performances and results like Wednesday night and it boosts it so much. And I know our boys will be up for it. Twenty-four hours less recovery time [than City] shouldn't matter, you go on adrenaline. LAWRO'S PREDICTIONI know United played very well in their win over Tottenham on Wednesday, and that they have had some good results against the bigger clubs this season.
They also ordered thorough medical checks of visitors from Germany, France and Spain. This means that most of our players would not be able to take part in the play-off match, and FA asks again (UEFA) to reconsider all risks that may occur in the case of the match," the association said on its website.
Will their talisman Jack Grealish be around to see it?Pre-season prediction: 14thWhat I said in August: "A season of consolidation is in prospect at one of the great old clubs. Arsenal - 8thDreadful start to the season saw the sacking of Unai Emery in December. Signs of progress under Mikel Arteta that included a victory over champions Liverpool and a place in the FA Cup final. Still light years away from old glories and must get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to sign a new contract.
Say they got six tickets, I made sure our players got eight. It's good psychologically for a game of that magnitude. Scotland's plan comes together England line up in a 3-1-1-3-2 formation, with Stuart Pearce and Gary Neville either side of Tony Adams and Gareth Southgate just in front of them, joining Gascoigne and Paul Ince in the centre of midfieldMcCall: Going to Wembley, I'm not saying there was an overconfidence but given England had started off with a disappointing draw against Switzerland, the pressure was all on them.
Full TimePosted at 90'+1' Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 5, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. BookingPosted at 90' Markus Suttner (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90' (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Markus Suttner (Fortuna Düsseldorf). Posted at 87' Oliver Batista Meier (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 87' Foul by Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
The Conservatives are leading the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls before the Dec. The party said that the investment was part of a 2 billion pound plan to ensure that by the time of the 2030 World Cup, every family in England would on average be 15 minutes from a local football pitch. The money will also be used to support growth in women's football.
Bologna make this trip with a fine record in front of goal, as they approach the anniversary of Sinisa Mihajlovic taking charge at the club. He immediately turned around fortunes last January, while the past year has been an impressive one from the Rossoblu. They went from the league’s lowest scorers to an attacking force and consistently kept those levels.
No-one had been talking about our lack of goals at any point this season, so it is opportunistic to start talking about it now," defender Sergio Ramos told a news conference ahead of their last-16 first leg game at home to City. Real's problems in attack are well expressed in their list of goalscorers.
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After a meeting of league executives and representatives from the 12 clubs, the K-League said Daegu's season opener against Gangwon FC on Feb. Pohang's meeting with Busan IPark on March 1 would be played later in March or in June. South Korea reported 52 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, taking the national total to 156, the majority in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city.
Ramos, who turns 34 next month, is set to captain Spain at the European Championship and has been playing for Real Madrid at his usual relentless pace, starting 30 games already this season. But Zidane said he is not concerned about the potential knock-on effects of Ramos playing two major international tournaments after another gruelling campaign with Real, who hope to challenge for the Spanish title and the Champions League.
And BBC Radio 5 Live's European football experts discuss how they see each Premier League team's prospects. Who are favourites to win it?Last year's Champions League winners Liverpool might be running away with the league, but their 1-0 loss at Atletico Madrid two weeks ago them leaves perilously close to going out. As Liverpool have a tough task on their hands to reach this season's Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Barcelona are the three big favourites to reach the final," says Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis at Gracenote.
Borussia travel to Austria for a tricky tie against last placed WAC and I feel the visitors are not fully into it. The hosts shocked their guests in the earlier fixture beating them by four goals at Dortmund. The guests steadied then, tying two tough matches then beating Roma to get into contention. A Roma win at Basaksehir can still knock them out and I see a half hearted attempt at getting back. I expect more than three goals in this match and a goal or two in the first half. Borussia has never been good on the road and I expect both teams to score.
Rangers claim clubs were not informed of a potential £10m liability and "substantial problems" with league reconstruction before they voted to end the season. The Ibrox club say the information was omitted from the briefing paper sent to clubs prior to the vote and was not approved by the SPFL board. Rangers circulated a dossier to the other 41 clubs on Thursday. The SPFL says there is no evidence to support claims of bullying or coercion.
I put him in the team if I see every day that his attitude, his desire and his understanding of what we're trying to do is there and he has the will," Arteta told reporters. The former Germany international was often left out of the team and sometimes failed to even make the bench under previous manager Unai Emery, leading to frequent speculation that his services were no longer required at the north London club.
Although the final was a heavyweight affair between Brazil and Italy, many of the regular big-hitters had failed to qualify or underperformed once there. There are too many unknowns to say how Yugoslavia would have fared, but it would have been a lot of fun to watch this group trying to win the World Cup. Separate Balkan national teams re-emerged in Euro 96 qualifiers, players now spread through five countries.
Sevilla vs Villarreal predictions for Sunday’s late afternoon La Liga kick-off at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. 3rd placed Sevilla will be hoping to stay on the coattails of the leaders by beating a Villarreal side who are without a win in six. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
They have three clean sheets in their last 15 matches, and none of these has come in the last seven matches. Five of their last 10 matches have yielded over 2. They head here with three straight wins in the League Cup while they have scored two goals or more in four of their last five League Cup matches.
I’d like to be upset about the delay to the season but I don’t know anyone who goes the game – or in the wider fanbase – who’s moaning about calling fixtures off. There are more important matters. A general view of an empty concourse at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield stadium as concerns escalate over the spreading of COVID-19 CoronavirusGetty Images Heaton is too young to remember the last time Liverpool won the league.
Going one way or the other may not be everyone's cup of tea when the pair are split by just two points on the road, but Verona's previous home efforts suggest that they really ought to be giving more respect in the betting, especially as Torino have been anything but great on the road.
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The victory meant Simone Inzaghi's side, who were last crowned Italian champions in 2000, moved above Inter into second place and within one point of leaders Juventus, while stretching their club record unbeaten run in the league to 19 games. Midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was the star of the show, scoring the winning goal to top off a second half fightback, but the Serbian was keeping his feet on the ground at fulltime.
The 25-year-old Scotland international was substituted eight minutes into the game on Saturday and manager Dean Smith said that McGinn was injured after getting his studs caught in the turf. The club can confirm that John McGinn suffered an ankle fracture during . Saturday's) match with Southampton," Villa said in a statement on Twitter https://twitter.
Mourinho was quickly acquainted with the two faces of Spurs as they made a horrendous start, going two goals down and forcing him into the emergency action, and proaction, of a manager who has seen this situation before. It was only 29 minutes in when he removed Eric Dier and sent on Christian Eriksen, replacing a player many expect to become a key component under Mourinho with one many believe does not want a part in the new era.
Posted at 69' Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette. Posted at 69' Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß. BookingPosted at 68' David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 68' Foul by David Luiz (Arsenal).
The 22-year-old Brazil international, who last month signed a contract extension until 2024, has scored eight league goals in 22 games this season including the winner against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend. We'll be without Richarlison for this game," Ancelotti told a news conference. He had a little problem yesterday on his knee in training.
In my days as a trader, you would try to hedge your trades to minimise losses. So if Wolves win, I'd obviously pick up 10 points. But if West Ham draw or win, then I'll be personally happy as my club pick up points. I hedged my bets so I'm happy either way. It is win-win, as they say. Liverpool v Everton (20:15 GMT)Everton boss Marco Silva's future is still in doubt, but I thought his side were much better against Leicester on Sunday, despite their late defeat.
Mourinho stalked the touchline throughout, often accompanied by his animated new assistant Joao Sacramento, who may be only 30 but is certainly not shy of offering his boss plenty of advice, even confident enough to offer up a bit of tic-tac behind his back. If Mourinho's confidence is clad in steel, Sacramento does not appear to be far behind. Mourinho really kicked into life once the second half started, coaxing, cajoling and eventually able to celebrate an important victory.
Whichever way we look at it, this is Rotherham's game to lose. Rochdale have struggled against top teams of late and The Millers are a top team, make no mistake about it. In the betting, 'Rotherham to Win & Both Teams to Score' catches the eye. For all they're not the best at getting positive results in such games, Rochdale can score goals, particularly on their travels, where they've scored a very respectable 13. Unfortunately, they've just not done the business at the other end, conceding 19, shipping two or more in five of their last six on the road, as well as three or more in three of their last six.
We did a great first half, it was maturity in the second half. We have to be honest and humble to admit physically we are not ready. But where physically you are not there you have to put your hearts in. You can't change from zero to 10 in one day, one week, one month, but it is beautiful to see how these kids start to understand their commitment, their behaviours of what they need to do for big things in life and big things in football.
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Posted at 84' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal). Posted at 84' Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Reiss Nelson. Posted at 81' VAR Decision: No Goal Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal. Posted at 81' Offside, Bournemouth. Harry Wilson tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside. Posted at 81' Attempt saved.
Celtic were confirmed as champions and will enter the Champions League at the first qualifying round. Second-placed Rangers and third-placed Motherwell have qualified for the Europa League, as will the winners of the postponed Scottish Cup. If Celtic win the Scottish Cup, or if the cup cannot be completed by Uefa's deadline, Rangers will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round, with Motherwell and fourth-placed Aberdeen in the first qualifying round.
But Spurs’ midfield is a jumble of styles and abilities, with a number of players still finding their feet in the squad. And the Jose Mourinho era at Spurs will be defined by how he develops this area going into future seasons. However, in the short-term he must find a more workable solution. The trio of Lo Celso, Harry Winks and Gedson Fernandes that started on Wednesday evening largely failed to unlock Leipzig on the break and also offered a level of protection for the defence that was flimsy at best.
Jay Fulton (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Goal!Posted at 65' Goal! Swansea City 1, Fulham 2. George Byers (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a set piece situation. Posted at 65' Attempt blocked.